As the year draws to an end, workplaces around Australia will be planning for their end of year break up events to celebrate and reward employees for their efforts throughout…

In the heat of the moment, often people who feel aggrieved in the workplace want to bring in lawyers right away. The reality of litigation is that it is time-consuming,…

A growing skills shortage makes finding and keeping top talent a significant challenge. Methods that worked even a few years ago are no longer effective, thanks to evolving technology and…

Sebastian Harvey is a facilitator for iHR Australia, delivering programs including Contact Officer and Managing Everyday Performance. As an expert in communication, Sebastian coaches people on how to have better…

In iHR Australia’s recent poll, we asked subscribers for their opinion on a matter of both harassment, confidentiality and whether it should proceed to a workplace investigation. Respondents were presented…

Previous Poll Analysis Which of the following is the most common cause of managers not dealing with poor performance in Australian workplaces? The results were as follows: Not stepping up…

Previous Poll Analysis Last week, we presented the following statement to respondents: In 2019, there is too much emphasis placed on how employees should behave in Australian workplaces. This emphasis…

The #MeToo movement highlighted how widespread the problem of sexual harassment is and gave women the courage to speak up, even when the alleged perpetrator was someone of considerable power.…

Previous Poll Analysis In our poll on 6 June, we asked respondents: If an individual raises an allegation of sexual harassment in the workplace, but requests confidentiality and no action…

Most jobs involve some degree of stress and it is normal for people to experience stress from time to time, regardless of their role. However, stress-related Workers’ Compensation claims doubled…

Read about our Anti Discrimination, Bullying and Harassment Training or enquire about the eLearning Program “Workplace Discrimination, Harassment and Bullying for Employees” to request a test login. Enquire Now View Demo

From experience conducting hundreds of workplace investigations iHR Australia’s Director Workplace Relations John Boardman contends that parties to a workplace investigation are often suffering mental ill health or are mentally fragile prior…

Not so long ago a Learning & Development Manager approached me regarding the creation of a 5 to 10 minute anti-discrimination, harassment and bullying eLearning module for her managers. ‘They…

More than ever organisations and learners alike are looking to supplement or replace face-to-face training with eLearning.  Compliance training focusing on workplace, discrimination and harassment is a topic often put…

By Stephen Bell – Founder/Managing Director

I really admire the research done by Monash University’s Professor Helen De Cieri in regard to workplace safety and well-being, including bullying.  Of particular interest to me is her emphasis on the need for organisations to focus on leading indicators, not lagging indicators, in order to assess the performance of their work cultures and potential risks of workplace incidents.  It is insightful work and reinforces my long-term view that leadership capability and the health of workplace culture are critical factors to develop and monitor as part of a risk management strategy. This is why twelve years ago iHR Australia renamed its Workplace Discrimination, Harassment and Bullying for Managers’ training program to ‘Custodians of Culture’.

Bullying is repeated behaviour that could reasonably be considered to be humiliating, intimidating, threatening or demeaning. It can be direct or indirect and may be inflicted by one person or…